Hair covering assembly

ABSTRACT

A hair covering assembly for protecting a user&#39;s face and neck during hair treatment includes a hair cap that is worn over hair on a head when a fluid treatment has been applied to the hair. Thus, the hair cap inhibits the fluid treatment from spilling onto a user&#39;s face and neck. A first brim is coupled to the hair cap and the first brim angles rearwardly away from a back of the user&#39;s head when the hair cap is worn. A second brim is coupled to the hair cap and the second brim is positioned on an opposite side of the hair cap from the first brim. The second brim angles forwardly away from the user&#39;s forehead when the hair cap is worn.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention (2) Descriptionof Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and1.98

The disclosure and prior art relates to covering devices and moreparticularly pertains to a new covering device for protecting a user'sface and neck during hair treatment.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above bygenerally comprising a hair cap that is worn over hair on a head when afluid treatment has been applied to the hair. Thus, the hair capinhibits the fluid treatment from spilling onto a user's face and neck.A first brim is coupled to the hair cap and the first brim anglesrearwardly away from a back of the user's head when the hair cap isworn. A second brim is coupled to the hair cap and the second brim ispositioned on an opposite side of the hair cap from the first brim. Thesecond brim angles forwardly away from the user's forehead when the haircap is worn.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more importantfeatures of the disclosure in order that the detailed descriptionthereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that thepresent contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There areadditional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafterand which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features ofnovelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out withparticularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of thisdisclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than thoseset forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to thefollowing detailed description thereof. Such description makes referenceto the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a bottom perspective view of a hair covering assemblyaccording to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a back view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a right side phantom view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through4 thereof, a new covering device embodying the principles and conceptsof an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by thereference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 4, the hair covering assembly 10generally comprises a hair cap 12 that is worn over hair on a head 14when a fluid treatment has been applied to the hair. Thus, the hair cap12 inhibits the fluid treatment from spilling onto a user's face 16 andneck 18. The fluid treatment may be hair dye or other fluid that can beirritating to human skin. The hair cap 12 has an inwardly facing surface20 and a perimeter edge 22. The inwardly facing surface 20 is concavelyarcuate with respect to the perimeter edge 22 such that the hair cap 12forms a dome-like shape.

The perimeter edge 22 defines an opening 24 into the hair cap 12 toreceive the user's head 14. The hair cap 12 is comprised of a deformableand fluid impermeable material. Moreover, the hair cap 12 has a channel26 therein and the channel 26 is aligned with and is coextensive withthe perimeter edge 22. The channel 26 may be an integral structure withrespect to the hair cap 12, the channel 26 may be in independentstructure that is coupled to the hair cap 12 and the channel 26 may beformed by rolling the hair cap 12 onto itself. Additionally, the channel26 has a pair of terminal ends 28 that are spaced apart from each other.

A band 30 is coupled to the hair cap 12 and the band 30 abuts the user'sskin when the hair cap 12 is worn. The band 30 is comprised of a fluidabsorbent material to absorb the fluid treatment that passes between theuser's skin and the hair cap 12. In this way the band 30 inhibit thefluid treatment from leaving the hair cap 12 and contacting the user'sface 16 or neck 18. The band 30 is positioned on the inwardly facingsurface 20 of the hair cap 12. Moreover, the band 30 is aligned with andis coextensive with the perimeter edge 22 of the hair cap 12.

A first brim 32 is coupled to the hair cap 12 and the first brim 32 isoriented to angle rearwardly away from a vertical centerline of the haircap 12. Thus, the first brim 32 angles rearwardly away from a back ofthe user's head 14 when the hair cap 12 is worn. The first brim 32 has afirst edge 34 and a second edge 36, and the second edge 36 is concavelyarcuate with respect to the first edge 34. The first edge 34 is alignedwith the channel 26 in the hair cap 12 having the second edge 36 curvingupwardly on the hair cap 12. The first brim 32 may be comprised of adeformation resistant material thereby supporting the hair cap 12 awayfrom the hair when the hair cap 12 is worn.

A second brim 38 is coupled to the hair cap 12 and the second brim 38 ispositioned on an opposite side of the hair cap 12 from the first brim32. The second brim 38 is oriented to angle forwardly from the verticalcenterline of the hair cap 12. Thus, the second brim 38 angles forwardlyaway from the user's forehead 14 when the hair cap 12 is worn. Thesecond brim 38 has a primary edge 40 and a secondary edge 42, and thesecondary edge 42 is concavely arcuate with respect to the primary edge40. The primary edge 40 is aligned with the channel 26 in the hair cap12 having the secondary edge 42 curving upwardly on the hair cap 12.Additionally, the second brim 38 may be comprised of a deformationresistant material thereby supporting the hair cap 12 away from the hairwhen the hair cap 12 is worn. The first brim 32 may have a height and awidth greater than that of the second brim 38.

A mating member 44 is provided and the mating member 44 is coupled tothe hair cap 12. The mating member 44 is matable to itself when the haircap 12 is worn thereby retaining the hair cap 12 on the user's head 14.The mating member 44 has a first end 46 and a second end 48, and themating member 44 is slidably positioned in the channel 26. Additionally,the mating member 44 extends outwardly through each of the terminal ends28 of the channel 26 having each of the first 46 and second 48 endsbeing exposed. The mating member 44 is tightened around the user's head14 when the hair cap 12 is worn and the first end 46 is mated to thesecond end 48.

In use, the hair cap 12 is worn over the hair when the fluid treatmenthas been applied to the hair. The first brim 32 is positioned on theuser's forehead and the second brim 38 is positioned on the back of theuser's head 14. The mating member 44 is tightened on the user's head 14and the mating member 44 is mated to itself. The hair cap 12 and theband 30 inhibit the fluid treatment from contacting the user's neck 18and face 16 while the fluid treatment is on the hair. The hair cap 12 isworn until such time that the fluid treatment is to be washed from thehair.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized thatthe optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodimentenabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials,shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, aredeemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and allequivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings anddescribed in the specification are intended to be encompassed by anembodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of theprinciples of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications andchanges will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is notdesired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operationshown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications andequivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of thedisclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used inits non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word areincluded, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. Areference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not excludethe possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless thecontext clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

I claim:
 1. A hair covering assembly being worn during hair coloringprocedures wherein said assembly is configured to inhibit hair dye fromcontacting a user's neck and face, said assembly comprising: a hair capbeing worn over hair on a head when a fluid treatment has been appliedto the hair wherein said hair cap is configured to inhibit the fluidtreatment from spilling onto a user's face and neck; a first brim beingcoupled to said hair cap, said first brim being oriented to anglerearwardly away from a vertical centerline of said hair cap wherein saidfirst brim is configured to angle rearwardly away from a back of theuser's head when said hair cap is worn; and a second brim being coupledto said hair cap, said second brim being positioned on an opposite sideof said hair cap from said first brim, said second brim being orientedto angle forwardly from said vertical centerline of said hair capwherein said second brim is configured to angle forwardly away from theuser's forehead when said hair cap is worn.
 2. The assembly according toclaim 1, wherein said hair cap has an inwardly facing surface and aperimeter edge, said inwardly facing surface being concavely arcuatewith respect to said perimeter edge such that said hair cap forms adome-like shape having said perimeter edge defining an opening into saidhair cap wherein said opening is configured to receive the user's head,said hair cap being comprised of a deformable and fluid impermeablematerial.
 3. The assembly according to claim 2, wherein said hair caphas a channel therein being aligned with and being coextensive with saidperimeter edge.
 4. The assembly according to claim 2, further comprisinga band being coupled to said hair cap, said band abutting the user'sskin when said hair cap is worn, said band being comprised of a fluidabsorbent material to absorb the fluid treatment passes between theuser's skin and said hair cap wherein said band is configured to inhibitthe fluid treatment from leaving said hair cap.
 5. The assemblyaccording to claim 4, wherein said band is positioned on said inwardlyfacing surface of said hair cap, said band being aligned with and beingcoextensive with said perimeter edge of said hair cap.
 6. The assemblyaccording to claim 3, wherein said first brim has a first edge and asecond edge, said second edge being concavely arcuate with respect tosaid first edge, said first edge being aligned with said channel in saidhair cap having said second edge curving upwardly on said hair cap. 7.The assembly according to claim 3, wherein said second brim has aprimary edge and a secondary edge, said secondary edge being concavelyarcuate with respect to said primary edge, said primary edge beingaligned with said channel in said hair cap having said secondary edgecurving upwardly on said hair cap.
 8. The assembly according to claim 3,further comprising a mating member being coupled to said hair cap, saidmating member being matable to itself when said hair cap is worn whereinsaid mating member is configured to retain said hair cap on the user'shead.
 9. The assembly according to claim 8, wherein said mating memberhas a first end and a second end, said mating member being slidablypositioned in said channel having each of said first end and said secondend being exposed, said mating member being tightened around the user'shead when said hair cap is worn having said first end being mated tosaid second end.
 10. A hair covering assembly being worn during haircoloring procedures wherein said assembly is configured to inhibit hairdye from contacting a user's neck and face, said assembly comprising: ahair cap being worn over hair on a head when a fluid treatment has beenapplied to the hair wherein said hair cap is configured to inhibit thefluid treatment from spilling onto a user's face and neck, said hair caphaving, an inwardly facing surface and a perimeter edge, said inwardlyfacing surface being concavely arcuate with respect to said perimeteredge such that said hair cap forms a dome-like shape having saidperimeter edge defining an opening into said hair cap wherein saidopening is configured to receive the user's head, said hair cap beingcomprised of a deformable and fluid impermeable material, said hair caphaving a channel therein being aligned with and being coextensive withsaid perimeter edge; a band being coupled to said hair cap, said bandabutting the user's skin when said hair cap is worn, said band beingcomprised of a fluid absorbent material to absorb the fluid treatmentpasses between the user's skin and said hair cap wherein said band isconfigured to inhibit the fluid treatment from leaving said hair cap,said band being positioned on said inwardly facing surface of said haircap, said band being aligned with and being coextensive with saidperimeter edge of said hair cap; a first brim being coupled to said haircap, said first brim being oriented to angle rearwardly away from avertical centerline of said hair cap wherein said first brim isconfigured to angle rearwardly away from a back of the user's head whensaid hair cap is worn, said first brim having a first edge and a secondedge, said second edge being concavely arcuate with respect to saidfirst edge, said first edge being aligned with said channel in said haircap having said second edge curving upwardly on said hair cap; a secondbrim being coupled to said hair cap, said second brim being positionedon an opposite side of said hair cap from said first brim, said secondbrim being oriented to angle forwardly from said vertical centerline ofsaid hair cap wherein said second brim is configured to angle forwardlyaway from the user's forehead when said hair cap is worn, said secondbrim having a primary edge and a secondary edge, said secondary edgebeing concavely arcuate with respect to said primary edge, said primaryedge being aligned with said channel in said hair cap having saidsecondary edge curving upwardly on said hair cap; and a mating memberbeing coupled to said hair cap, said mating member being matable toitself when said hair cap is worn wherein said mating member isconfigured to retain said hair cap on the user's head, said matingmember having a first end and a second end, said mating member beingslidably positioned in said channel having each of said first end andsaid second end being exposed, said mating member being tightened aroundthe user's head when said hair cap is worn having said first end beingmated to said second end.